Monday 15 December 2008

In this episode

An international clinical trial investigated the role of aspirin and resistant starch in the prevention of colorectal cancer among carriers of the Lynch syndrome, which is a rare inherited condition that increases the risk of colon cancer.

Over 30 years ago scientists discovered how to make what are called monoclonal antibodies. They were hyped at the time as magic bullets which hit diseases like cancer without injuring any other part of the body.